Overall: 4.5 star review Summary: Memoir of Colin Jost. He is best known for being on Weekend Update on SNL (Saturday Night Live) and a writer on that show. He is also married to Scarlett Johansson. My thoughts: I read this book so quickly. I started with the audiobook and finished with the actual book. […]
Review of “The Christie Affair” by Nina de Gramont
Overall: 3 star review Summary: There were 11 days when Agatha Christie disappeared from her home after her husband announced he was leaving her for another woman. This is the story behind that disappearance. My thoughts: I thought this book was going to be great. But it was slow paced and quite boring. I also […]
Review of “The Roommate” by Rosie Danan
Overall: 3 star review Summary: Clara is from a wealthy family. Clara is an uptight socialite. She moves to CA to be with her crush, but he leaves as soon as she gets there. She has a stranger as a roommate, Josh. Josh is a porn star. Sparks fly after a night of teaching Clara […]
Review of “Luck of the Titanic” by Stacey Lee
Overall: 2.5-3 star review Summary: Her twin brother gets a job on the Titanic. She is a stowaway. She wants to leave England to be a circus performer in America. But Chinese cannot enter America. Before leaving the ship in America, she needs to get her brother on board with her plan, audition and get […]
Book News and what Celebrities are reading (Updated throughout the month of Feb)
“Sex in the City” author Candace Bushnell signed a deal with a Sugar23! Other news: Jon Hamm and John Slattery will be starring in the movie Fletch. This is based off of the Gregory Mcdonald Books. Apple Tv is adapting Shining Girls starring Elizabeth Moss. The book is by Lauren Beukes. Mindy Kaling and Amazon […]
Belletrist. Emma Roberts’ Book Club pick Feb 2022
A full list of her books below
Oprah Winfrey Book Club pick Feb 2022
We were way off on predicting this one. First time that my sister or myself didn’t see a sticker for a book club book….
Review of “One Italian Summer” by Rebecca Serle
Overview: 4 star review Summary: The main character’s (Katy) mother passes away. After her mother’s death, she decides to think about her happiness in life. One thing is her marriage My Thoughts: When I saw a new book by Rebecca Serle, I knew I wanted to read it. This one did not disappoint! I went […]
Review of “Hiroshima” by John Hersey
Overview: Unrated…. I just could not bring myself to rate a book that was 1st hand stories of victims. Summary: Before, during and after the bombing of Hiroshima during WWII. These are first-hand accounts of people who lived through this bombing. My Thoughts: This book is very interesting. I have never read or really learned […]
Reese Witherspoon- Hello Sunshine book club pick for February 2022 with a complete list
For a complete list, click on this PDF.
BOTM (Book of the Month) main picks and a complete list of main picks for February 2022
I am having a hard time uploading the data and pictures. They will be posted when I get home from work 6pm Eastern Time The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen Don’t Cry For Me by Daniel Black Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross Vladimir by Julia May […]
GMA (Good Morning America) Book Club pick for February 2022 with a complete list of books
For a complete list of books, click on the PDF link above!
Read with Jenna (Today Show- Jenna Bush-Hager) February 2022 book club pick with a complete printable list
For a complete list, click on the pdf above.
Netflix Book Club: Feb 2022
Review of “Weather Girl” by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Overview: 3 stars Summary: Ari is a TV Meteorologist loves her job. Her boss is the main meteorologist on the station. But she has not been too nice since divorcing her husband who also works at the station. It is a tense at work between the two of them. She teams up with her co-worker […]
Review of “Three Sisters” by Heather Morris
I am very sorry about my short reviews. I broke my hand and finger last week. I am in a cast for several weeks. I am okay, but I cannot type much with one hand! Overall: 4 star review Summary: Three sisters make a promise to their father to stick together. They do so through […]
Review of “Something Wilder” by Christina Lauren
Overall: 5 star review Summary: Lily’s father was a famous treasure hunter. She now makes a living from her deceased father’s old journals by taking people on a fake treasure hunt. But Lily dreams of a life buying her family ranch. At one point, she lived there with her ex-boyfriend. Those were her happiest memories. […]
Spoilers Celebrity Book clubs Feb 2022
Sorry that I am late. I broke my hand in two places. It is so tough to blog right now. Ha On my lunch break, to messages from my sister this am! She knows the picks for all of the three big ones. My sister says she knows some rumors for Oprah’s but nothing solid. […]
GOOP (Gwenyth Paltrow)Book Club pick for Jan and Feb 2022
Cli-Fi Book list
I have been interested in finding a good cli-fi book (Climate change fiction). This is NOT a political post. I just wanted to read a dystopia that was different. Here is a list of some cli-fi books: American War by Omar El Akkad Oryx and Crake series by Margaret Atwood Maddaddam series by Margaret Atwood […]
Reese Witherspoon- Hello Sunshine YA Winter 2022 pick is….
For a list of all her YA books, click here. For a complete list including her adult, click here
Review of “Night Road” by Kristin Hannah
Overall: 4.5 star review Summary: Told in multiple perspectives. Jude is a mom of fraternal twins, Mia and Zach. Mia gets a new friend in Lexi, who just moved in with her aunt. Lexi’s family situation is complicated, unlike Mia’s. Lexi begins dating Zach and things get complicated. One day, there is a tragedy that […]
Spoiler for Hello Sunshine YA book club Jan 2022
Reese’s YA pick for Jan 2022
Review of “Watch Me” by Anjelica Huston
Overall: 3 star review Summary: A memoir of Anjelica Huston. She is famous for many movies and TV shows. This memoir tackles her relationships, her famous family, professional career, etc. My thoughts: This memoir was actually boring in some parts and fascinating in others. She talks a lot about her travels around the world. She […]
Pick your next book from your TBR list with our free new app for Androids!
Our new TBR (To Be Read) book selection app is available for Android users in the google play store: Here. The app is great for keeping track of your To Be Read list by saving all of your book titles to your phone. When you are ready to read your next book just use the […]
Review of “The Collective” by Alison Gaylin
I am FINALLY caught up! Happy reading, Book Nerds! Overall: 4.5 star review Summary: Camille is grief stricken due to the loss of her daughter. Her husband and her are no longer together. She blames a young boy for her daughter’s death. She resents this boy as he does not feel any remorse or guilt […]
Review of “Rolling Warrier” by Judith Heumann
Overall: 4 star review Summary: A memoir about a woman who was born with polio and her fight for equal rights for people with disabilities. Judy Heumann was denied the rights to go to her local school. Then she goes to college without having the buildings being assessable for her wheelchair. Then the state denied […]
Review of “The Holiday Switch” by Tif Marcelo
Overall: 3 star review Summary: Lila is in high school and works for an inn. Her hours are reduced because the owner’s nephew will be working at the inn for Christmas. They immediately do not like one another. They accidently switch phones and discover that both are keeping secrets from their families. As they talk, […]
Review of “Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist” by Codi Hall
3 more reviews before I am all caught up!!!!!! Then I promise my reviews will get better! 🙂 Overall: 3.5 star review Summary: Nick just returned from the military to his hometown. He goes to see his girlfriend only to find out she is with someone else. Noel is his best friend and long-time family […]
Review of “One True Loves” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Overall: 4 star review Summary: Emma marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They move away and live a life of adventure and travel. After a year of marriage, Jesse dies in a helicopter crash. Emma cannot handle her grief, so she moves back to her hometown. Fast forward years later, Emma is settled back in […]